By Chris Sorensen

Southeast Colorado will be the target for strong to severe storms Thursday afternoon into the late evening.

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week continues through Saturday. Today we discuss indoor lightning safety. Wednesday article can be found here.

UPDATED.

Highway 96  reopened at 3:30 p.m. to all traffic following a multi-hour closure three miles west Haswell due to a fire that engulfed at a rail bridge. 

A grass fire was original reported around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday. That fire was contained, but not before causing the rail bridge to burn.

The cause of the fire is not currently known.

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week continues through Saturday. Today we discuss outdoor lightning risk reduction. Tuesday's article can be found here.

Last year over 5,800 tourists visited Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) near Eads, Colorado. Ranger staff responded by presenting over 450 formal interpretive and education programs. This year, the park is recruiting for volunteers to assist staff with visitor services such as welcoming and orienting the public and presenting short interpretive programs.

Mark and Ruth Splitter wish to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Hannah to Garet Koester, son of Roger and Tricia Koester.

The wedding is being planned for August 6, 2016 in Sterling KS.

The couple will make their home in Concordia, KS where Hannah will be teaching 2^nd grade in the Concordia Elementary School and Garet will be farming.

Hannah is the Granddaughter of Eugene and Judy Splitter of Sheridan Lake CO.

Colorado State Patrol (CSP) Trooper Bryan Williams has been with the Patrol for 23 years, with the past 15 served in a four-county area in southeast Colorado.

Williams said he always wanted to be in some type of law enforcement or in the military.  Before joining CSP he served in the Marines six years, three years as active duty, then three as a reserve.

Arkansas Headwaters

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week continues through this Saturday. Today we discuss the science of lightning.

Every thunderstorm produces lightning. Monday's article on lightning can be found here.